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Abstract: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) started in 2008 as a connectivist experiment in education. Extremely large MOOCs were convened in 2011, and the term took off in the popular media in 2012. This year, the backlash is well underway. However, these experiments should still be of interest to teachers and have the potential to benefit many learners. MOOCs have been hailed as revolutionary and disruptive to the status quo in higher education. They have also been put forward as a fix for rising university costs, perceived declines in quality, and problems of access all-in-one. However, few of the ideas behind MOOCs are new. Moreover, as for-profit corporations have co-opted and fragmented the initial practice, there is no longer even a clear consensus on a coherent description of MOOCs. This presentation will bring educators up-to-date on the current state of MOOCs–including a critical view of their potential. This will help in evaluating MOOCs and making informed choices about selecting courses, using them to augment their own teaching, participating in them directly, or even starting one. Participants will gain a critical understanding of MOOCs and see how this trend may change education in their contexts.

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This work by Ted O’Neill @gotanda is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

Getting to the Point: The Least Educators Need to Know About

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Ted O’Neillhttp://eltted.com @gotanda

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

IAFOR Asian Conference on Society Education& Technology 24 October 2013

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Image Twitter Conversations Visualized Martin Hawksey http://octel.alt.ac.uk/course-discussions/twitter-conversation-visualised/

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From What are the BIG QUESTIONS in TEL?

Diana Laurillard London Knowledge Lab Institute of Education http://octel.alt.ac.uk/course-materials/

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Connectivism also addresses the challenges that many corporations face in knowledge management activities. Knowledge that resides in a database needs to be connected with the right people in the right context in order to be classified as learning. Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism do not attempt to address the challenges of organizational knowledge and transference.

Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age December 12, 2004 George Siemenshttp://eltted.com/2013/02/11/siemens-connectivism-and-faith-in-management/

OLDS MOOC JISC

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mooc.ca... provided by Stephen Downes and George Siemens as a place to host MOOC news and information

www.hybridpedagogy.com... A Digital Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Technology

openculture.com/free_certificate_courses... 625 MOOCs offered by leading universities with certificates or completion statements (mostly xMOOCs)

connectivistmoocs.org... Fewer options, but truly open.

just search... sit with a friend or colleague and seek. Then, go explore together.

Thank you

This work by Ted O’Neill @gotanda is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

IAFOR Asian Conference onSociety Education & Technology 25 October 2013

Ted O’Neill http://eltted.com @gotandaTokyo Medical and Dental University

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